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Hollings clinicians perform 'Jaw in a Day' procedure on head and neck cancer survivor

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Losing a section of teeth is profoundly life-altering. And for patients with a cancer history, waiting months between surgeries to repair their jaws and have teeth replaced was the norm.

But now, a multidisciplinary team at Hollings offers a Jaw in a Day procedure. The team performed the first successful case at MUSC, and possibly the state, on someone with head and neck cancer.

Read about the procedure

cancer researcher Natalie Saini in her lab at Hollings Cancer Center

ACS Grant

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researcher Dr. Natalie Saini was awarded a Research Scholar Grant by the American Cancer Society.

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Helping Others

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cancer and diabetes researcher Leo Ferreira in his lab at Hollings Cancer Center

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Golgi Stress

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Surviving Lung Cancer

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Catalyst Award

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